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So Simple, So Good: New Jersey Community Puts Play at the Heart of Local Health Initiative

Posted 10/27/14 by Elissa Southward in Health and Wellness | Tagged with Health Organizations, New Jersey, Schools and Young People

In Montclair, N.J., an initiative called Eat. Play. Live...Better is having an important impact in encouraging people to be more active in their daily lives, and to make healthy eating choices.

Matters of Mobility: Adaptive Bicyclists in Pennsylvania Embrace Trails

Posted 09/18/14 by Katie Harris in Health and Wellness, Trail Use | Tagged with Pennsylvania, Schools and Young People, Why Use Trails?

For the past two years, the Pittsburgh, Pa.-based nonprofit, Variety the Children’s Charity, has been running “My Bike,” an initiative that provides customized, adaptive bicycles to children with disabilities.

Great Adventures on the GAP: Memoirs of an 11-Year-Old Bicyclist

Posted 09/09/14 by Mae Nagel in Trail Use | Tagged with Pennsylvania, Schools and Young People, Tourism and Economic Stimulus, Trail Communities

We want to extend a special thank you to Mae Nagel and her father David for this very heartfelt and very candid peak at their recent bike trip through part of the Great Allegheny Passage in Pennsylvania!

Building Trails, Building Lives: Kids Are Connecting in Sheboygan, Wis.

Posted 08/19/14 by Katie Harris in Trail Use | Tagged with Products of Good Policy, Schools and Young People, State and Federal Programs, Wisconsin

For school kids in Sheboygan, Wis., trails are about connections. And thanks to the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program, a nearby trail, completed in the fall of 2013, provides connections of all kinds.

Compton Kids Get Moving Outside: RTC Promotes Urban Pathways in Los Angeles County

Posted 02/28/14 by Barry Bergman in Health and Wellness, Trail Use | Tagged with California, Local Organizing, Schools and Young People, Urban Pathways

RTC worked in Compton, Calif., for several years as part of our Urban Pathways Initiative (UPI), sponsoring trail-based activities to promote increased physical activity and active transportation. As an end to RTC’s Heart Month series, here are some examples of how we helped to positively impact this passionate community.

D.C. Fitness Expert Gets Kids Fit Through Fun

Posted 02/17/14 by Elissa Southward in Health and Wellness | Tagged with Capital Trails Coalition, District Of Columbia, Schools and Young People, Urban Pathways, Why Use Trails?

Chickaro Martin and RTC recently teamed up to work with students at D.C. Prep School on ways they can incorporate the Metropolitan Branch Trail—which runs right by their playground—into their play time and daily routines.

Healthy Young Hearts: the Beating Pulse of RTC's Mission

Posted 02/04/14 by Eric Oberg in Health and Wellness | Tagged with Schools and Young People, Why Use Trails?

RTC staff work tirelessly around the country on projects that open up opportunities for children and their families to get outside, get active and ultimately be together. We believe that trails are one of those special places where families can not only spend quality time together, which is so important, but also allow for that special time to be spent making every family member healthier through movement.

Back Alley Bikes: Spreading the Wealth of Two Wheels

Posted 11/13/13 by Jason Fiedler in Trail Use | Tagged with Michigan, Schools and Young People, Urban Pathways

New Mayor, New Energy for Building a Healthier Compton

Posted 09/27/13 by Rayna Gordon-Hellman in Policy | Tagged with California, Champions, Funding, Schools and Young People, Urban Pathways

Nowhere is the relevance and importance of this urban work better illustrated than in Compton, the city in south Los Angeles that has received far more attention for the bad rather than the good in recent years. But we see great things happening in south L.A., and continue to work with our local partners there so trails, biking and walking can contribute to the city's effort to rebound.

Biophilia - It's Outside!

Posted 06/21/13 by Tina Jones in Health and Wellness | Tagged with Encouraging Trail Use, Schools and Young People

There is one characteristic that all trails have in common: they are outdoors! Trails and active transportation allow us to connect with nature, even when we may be surrounded by an urban environment.

In Chicago, Safe Sidewalks a Valuable Medicine

Posted 05/07/13 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Health and Wellness | Tagged with Illinois, Schools and Young People, Urban Pathways

Occasional Rails to Trails magazine contributor John Greenfield wrote in Chicago Streetsblog and Newcity magazine of the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC), a group based out of the Lurie Children's Hospital which focuses on walking, biking and active play to help kids maintain healthy weight levels.

The CYCLE Continues - William Penn Supports RTC's Work in Camden

Posted 12/19/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Success Stories, Building Trails | Tagged with Ecology and Environment, New Jersey, Private Fundraising, Schools and Young People, Urban Pathways

The ongoing transformation of Camden, New Jersey, is a terrific case study of what Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) is about. From our core mission of recycling disused rail corridors into public pathways, in recent years RTC has expanded that work to building broader, more connected urban trail networks and encouraging new generations of Americans to walk and bike for daily transportation.